Potato-lister riding attachment



May 26, 1925. 1,539.037

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May'26,1925. 1,539,037

A. E. BERGGREN ET AL POTATO LISTER RIDING ATTACHMENT Filed Apiil 15, 1924 2 s t -sh t 3 INVENTORS 17. Efler oren 4!. 1'7 lfe r1 ATTORNEY.

Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQH" ALBIN E. BERGGREN AND CHARLES M. KERR, OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

POTATO LISTER RIDING ATTACHMENT.

Application filed April 15, 1924. Serial Nol 706,751.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBIN E. BERGGREN and CHARLES M. KERR, citizens of the United States, residing at Idaho Falls, in the county of Bonneville and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Potato-Lister Riding Attachments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in riding attachments for plows and it is an object of the invention to provide anovel and improved device of this general character adapted to be operatively engaged with the beam of a walking plow to'convert the same into a sulky.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved attachment of this general character adapted to be engaged with the beam of a walking plow and which is provided with means whereby the plow may be raised or lowered as desired.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved riding attachment for plows whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aview'partly in section and partly in side elevation illustrating an attachment constructed in accordance with an embodiment of our invention and having a plow operatively engaged therewith;

Figure 2 is also a view partly inside elevation and partly in section of the device as herein disclosed, the line of section being substantially central;

Figure 3 is a view in top plan of the device as herein disclosed;

Figure 4, is a view in elevation of the arch member unapplied; e v,

Figure 5 isa view in perspective ofone of the members orv irons with which the arch member'is operatively engaged;

Figure 6 is a view in perspective of one i of the members herein employed for connectingthe saddle with the plowbeam;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view in top planof the arch axle;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view partly in elevation and partly in section illustrat-' ing the latching means carried by the lever for coaction with the arcuate rack to hold the plow in its different positions.

As disclosed in the. accompanying drawings, B denotes a plow beam of a conventional type employed in connection with a lister plow P, the outer or forward end portion of the beam having engaged therewith in a well-known manner the clevis C with which the draft rigging is adapted to be hitched. As disclosed in the accompany ing drawings, the parts or elements generally associated with a walking plow are omitted. as the same are removed when our improved attachment is employed in connection with the beam B.

Our improved attachmentcomprises an axle A having its intermediate portion pro vided with a rearwardly disposed arch 1 .and interposed between the side members a of the arch 1 adjacent the outerends thereof is a saddle S, the extremities of the saddle being pivotally engaged through the medium of a bolt 2 or the like with said side members a. Each extremity of the bolt 2 also provides an attaching means forv a brace member. 3 interposed between the outer endportion of each of the members a of the arch 1 and the axle A. The brace member 3 is held, as at 4, to the axle A in any manner preferred. p

The beam B contacts from above upon the saddle S and is held thereto by brackets 5 arranged at, opposite sides of the beam B. Each of these brackets 5 comprises a plate having close contact with a side face of the beam B and held thereto by the bolts 6, said bolts being commonto the plates of both brackets 5. The lower marginal portion of the plate of each of the brackets 5 is pro vided at its central part with an outstanding perforated ear 8 through which is disposed a bolt 9 said bolt being also directed through the saddle S from below. Engaged is a plate 12, a front end of which being pro- Freely disposed through the opening 15' of the extension 14 of each of the plates 12 is an outstanding trunnion 16 carried by the lower end portion of a side arm I) of an upstanding arch17 whereby the arch 17 is capable of swinging movement about an axis above but in parallelism with the axle A. Each ofthe trunnions 16, when the arch member 17 is applied, has disposed therethrough outwardly of the ad acent side arm 5 a cotter pin 18 or the like whereby the arch member 17 is effectively maintained in working position. The central portion of the arch member 17 is provided thereacross with a groove or recess 19 in which is adapted to fit an end portion of the spring 20 for the seat 21, said spring 20 being held to the arch member 17 by the bolt '22 or the like. As is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it is also to be noted that the sea't 21 is positioned directly above the arch member 17.

The opposed faces of the side arms 7) of, the arch member 17 andat a point in relatively close proximity to the upper ends of said side arms I) are provided thereacross with the grooves or recesses 23,.ineach of which is seated an end portion of a forwardly directed arm 24. Each of the arms 24 is secured to an arm 7) by a bolt 25 or the like.

Connecting the forward or outer end por tions of the arms 24 is an upwardly and forwardly inclined foot rest 26 for the occupant of the seat 21.

The upper portion of a side arm I) of the arch member 17 is provided with an outstanding and laterally disposed lug or arm 27 upon which is rested the rear end portion of a tongue 28 said tongue being se cured to the lug or arm 27 by a bolt 29 or the like. The arm 24 adjacent-to the tongue 28 is also secured to said tongue 28 by the plate 30, said plate substantially midway lts ends being outwardly offset, as at 31, with the forward end portion of said plate being continued by an upstanding extension 32 seating within a groove or recess 33 formed in the adjacent face of the tongue. 28. The inner end portion of the plate 30 is secured to the arm 24 by the bolts 34 or the like, while the extension 32 is secured to the tongue 28 by the bolt 35 which also provides securement for the adjacent end portion of an upstanding arcua-terack 36, the opposite end portion is secured, as at 37, to the rear extremity of the tongue 28.

Coacting with the rack 36 is a conventional type of latch mechanism 38 carried by theupstanding lever 39. The lower end portion of the lever 39 extends within a socket member 40 and is held therein by a clamping screw 41 or the like. The socket member 40 is vertically disposed and is provided in its'lower end portion with an opening 42 angular in cross section and in which is snugly engaged the adjacent portion of the axle A so that upon requisite manipulation of'the lever '39 the axle A may be rotated in a direction to raise orlower the plate P as desired. As the lever 39 may be readily grasped by theoccupant of the seat 2l it will be readily understoodthat the desired raising or lowering of the plow P may be effected without the necessity of the operator leaving the seat 21'.

The outer extremities of the axle A terminate in the spindles 43 upon which are mounted the supporting wheels 44 each of said wheels being maintained in desired position by the cotter pins 45 selectively disposed through the openings 46 spaced longi-v tudinally of the spindles 43. By thismeans the space between the wheels 44 may be lengthened or shortened as the requirements of practice may prefer.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a riding attachment for plows constructed in accordance with our invention is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change andmodification Without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts'herein shown in carrying out our invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim g g 1. A riding attachment for a beam plow comprising awheel supported axle having a 110 rearwardly directed arch, means for supporting the beam by said arch, plates secured to the inner portions ofthe side members of said arch andprovided withupstanding extensions, said extensions being 115 substantially radial to the axle proper, an upstanding arch having its extremities piv otally engaged with the upstanding extensions of the plates, a tongue secured to said second named arch, a rack carried by the 120 tongue, a lever fixed to the axle, and a latch mechanism carried by the tongue and en gageable with the rack.

2. A riding attachment for a beam plow comprising a Wheel supported axle having 125 a rearwardly directed arch, means for supporting the beam by said arch, plates securedto the inner portions of the side members of said arch and rovided with upstanding extensions, sai extensions being 130 substantially radial to the axle proper, an upstanding arch having its extremities pivotally engaged with the upstanding extensions of the plates, a tongue secured to said second named arch, a rack carried by the tongue, a lever fixed to the axle, and a latch mechanism carried by the tongue and engageable with the rack, the upper portion of a side member of the second named arch being provided with an outstanding and laterally disposed arm to which the tongue is secured.

3. A riding attachment for a beam plow comprising a wheel supported axle having a rearwardly directed arch, means for sup porting the beam by said arch, plates secured to the inner portions of the side members of said arch and provided with upstanding extensions, said extensions being substantially radial to the axle proper, an upstanding arch havingits extremities pivotally engaged with the upstanding extensions of the plates, a tongue secured to said second named arch, a rack carried by the tongue, a lever fixed to the axle, a latch mechanism carried by the tongue and engageable with the rack, a forwardly directed arm carried by the second named arch, a plate secured to said last named arm and to thehtongue in advance of the second named arc 4:- A riding attachment for a beam plow comprising a wheel supported axle having a rearwardly disposed arch, a saddle interposed between and supported for swinging movement by the side members of the arch, spaced upstanding plates carried by the central portion of the saddle, a beam being adapted to rest upon the saddle between the plates, said plates having close contact with the applied beam, and means for connecting the plates to the beam.

In testimony whereof they hereunto affix their signatures.

ALBIN E. BERGGREN. CHAS. M. KERR. 

